ChainCatcher news, on April 29, the "2025 HTX DAO Confidence Journey - Dubai Whale Night" hosted by HTX DAO was grandly held in Dubai.At the event, the user growth leader of Huobi HTX comprehensively showcased the platform's SVIP benefits system. This system focuses on three core advantages: "cost optimization, capital efficiency, and exclusive privileges," providing industry-leading solutions for high-frequency traders, institutional investors, and long-term holders.Specifically, it includes: ultra-low fees (spot Maker as low as 0.0126%, contract Maker 0 fee), low-interest high-limit leveraged loans, customized wealth management, one-on-one exclusive account managers, and global elite private board meetings.According to reports, SVIP users can reduce fees by upgrading their Prime level, saving nearly ten thousand dollars in transaction costs per month; they can also increase returns by up to 20% through flexible wealth management and increasing loan limits.In addition, the Huobi HTX SVIP recruitment program has been launched simultaneously, inviting new users to upgrade to SVIP to share a million dollars, with a maximum reward of 5,000 USDT per person. Moreover, special invitations for VIP rewards from other platforms are doubled, and inviting multiple people can earn an additional maximum of 2,000 USDT cashback voucher airdrop rewards.

ChainCatcher message, according to Lookonchain monitoring, in the past 3 hours, a wallet associated with Cumberland has withdrawn a total of 27,632 ETH from Copper, Binance, and Coinbase, worth approximately 50.24 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the founders of the crypto fintech company Bankera have been accused of using funds raised from the 2018 Initial Coin Offering (ICO) to purchase luxury properties worldwide.According to leaked company records and bank statements, founders Vytautas Karalevičius, Justas Dobiliauskas, and Mantas Mockevičius transferred nearly half of the ICO funds (approximately $114 million) into a bank they purchased in Vanuatu. The bank subsequently issued loans to companies owned by the three for the acquisition of luxury properties in the French Riviera and Lithuania.Bankera had promised to become "the bank of the blockchain era" and obtain an EU banking license, but this has not yet been realized. Its originally planned profit-sharing program was suspended in 2022. The founders' lawyer denied any fraudulent activity in the ICO but declined to comment on specific transactions.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, Galaxy Digital's OTC wallet has deposited 23,900 ETH to Coinbase in the past 8 hours, worth approximately 42.52 million USD.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the Lorenzo Protocol associated address (3E92s...1J7ckq) has transferred a total of 560 Bitcoins to Binance and OKX exchanges within the last 9 hours.This batch of Bitcoins was withdrawn from the exchanges at an average price of $72,835 between October 15, 2024, and November 29, 2024. At the current price, if sold entirely, it is expected to yield a profit of approximately $11.86 million.

ChainCatcher message, Virtuals announced that the Genesis project playgameAI attempted malicious operations during the Genesis Launch period, trying to profit from the situation, deceive users, and undermine trust.In response to this incident, the Virtuals Protocol has made the following decisions:The launch of playgameAI will be permanently halted.A compensation plan has been initiated to compensate affected users.A reminder that the Virtuals Protocol will never ask users to transfer funds through unofficial channels.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a certain whale bought TRUMP at a price of $13.4 early this morning. As TRUMP rose to $16 today, the TRUMP tokens purchased for $5.732 million are now worth $6.841 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Elon Musk's XAI Holdings is in talks with investors to raise about $20 billion for its newly merged artificial intelligence and social media business.Insiders revealed that if the deal is completed, the company's valuation will exceed $120 billion, making it the second-largest funding round for a startup in history, following OpenAI's $40 billion funding earlier this year.

According to ChainCatcher news and the Wall Street Journal, to simplify negotiations on reciprocal tariffs, U.S. negotiators plan to use a new framework developed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), which outlines major categories for negotiation, such as tariffs and quotas, non-tariff trade barriers, digital trade, product origin principles, economic security, and other business issues. Within these categories, U.S. officials will propose specific demands for individual countries, but informed sources emphasize that this document may be adjusted at any time. According to insiders, the initial plan is to negotiate in turn with 18 major trading partners over the next two months, with the preliminary plan to alternate discussions involving six countries each week (six countries in the first week, another six in the second week, and six more in the third week) until the deadline of July 8. If President Trump does not extend the 90-day suspension he set, those countries that fail to reach an agreement will begin to face reciprocal tariffs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi news, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) stated on Friday that it is "continuously engaging" with Japan and other countries regarding alternative reciprocal trade arrangements, which could eliminate or reduce the current 10% tariff level imposed on most countries.A spokesperson for the USTR said in an email statement that these negotiations are substantive and technical, but President Donald Trump "will ultimately decide whether to pursue alternative arrangements with any country."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, due to the de-pegging of the stablecoin sUSD supported by SNX, Synthetix (SNX) has been designated as a trading warning product by the Digital Asset Exchange Association of Korea (DAXA). Currently, trading platforms such as Upbit and Bithumb have announced the suspension of SNX deposits, with the observation period lasting until the end of May.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a wallet associated with Uniswap Labs will deposit 9 million UNI (worth 53.9 million USD) into Coinbase Prime for 4.5 years.The wallet received UNI on September 17, 2020, when the price of UNI was 3.44 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. Treasury Secretary Besant stated that tariff negotiations can never be a lengthy process. The U.S. and India are very close to reaching an agreement on tariff agreements.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, about an hour ago a wallet associated with the Ethereum Foundation transferred 1,000 ETH to Kraken exchange, worth approximately 1.58 million dollars at the current price.The wallet received 84,513 ETH from the foundation 10 years ago, when the price of ETH was around 1.2 dollars, and its total value has now reached 134 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated that Japan will not continue to make concessions in the U.S. tariff negotiations. Ishiba said, "If Japan gives up everything, we will not be able to ensure our national interests."As a result of this news, market expectations for reaching an agreement with Japan are extremely low.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated today that Japan will emphasize "fairness" in any discussions with the United States regarding exchange rates. Some analysts suggest that Japan could leverage its holdings of over $1 trillion in U.S. Treasury bonds as a trade lever; however, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato ruled out the possibility of using them as a bargaining chip earlier this month.When asked whether Japan would mention its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds during negotiations, Ishiba stated, "This is a matter based on mutual trust, global economic stability, and the stability of both economies."

ChainCatcher news, South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo recently stated in an interview with the Financial Times that South Korea will not "retaliate" against the U.S. tariff policy, citing South Korea's historical responsibility to Washington.Han emphasized that the United States provided aid, technology transfer, investment, and security guarantees to South Korea after the Korean War, enabling the realization of South Korea's industrial strength, financial development, and cultural growth.In response to the Trump administration's announcement this month of a 25% "reciprocal" tariff on South Korea, Han stated that South Korea will seek "more mutually beneficial solutions" rather than viewing U.S. actions as targets for retaliation.To alleviate trade friction, Han proposed that South Korea is willing to discuss measures to reduce its trade surplus with the U.S., including purchasing U.S. liquefied natural gas and commercial aircraft, as well as strengthening cooperation in naval vessel construction. He also mentioned that Seoul is willing to discuss issues related to South Korea's non-tariff trade barriers.It is worth noting that South Korea's trade surplus with the U.S. is expected to reach a record $55 billion in 2024, with the U.S. having replaced China as South Korea's largest export destination. Leading South Korean conglomerates are investing billions of dollars to build advanced chip, electric vehicle battery, and solar panel manufacturing plants in the U.S.U.S.-South Korea trade negotiations are expected to begin next week, and Trump has made it clear that he will link trade and security issues, including "payment for the military protection the U.S. provides to South Korea." Han stated that there is currently no "clear framework" for discussing security issues, but he is willing to restart negotiations on cost-sharing agreements with the U.S. as circumstances allow.

ChainCatcher news, Base protocol head Jesse Pollak previously posted a tweet on the X platform containing "Base is for (offensive term)," which subsequently sparked community dissatisfaction. In response, he published a post acknowledging his mistake and apologizing for it.Jesse Pollak further stated that the previously published work was created by other creators, not by himself, and reiterated his desire to continue supporting artists creating based on Base, but he will be more careful about the information he shares in the future, especially when that information does not come directly from him.